The rain pounded harshly against the glass, only slightly covering the gentle sobs buried within her worn, beloved Lancelot. Sarah sniffled slightly, hazel eyes again flooding over at the sight of her outfits, sown by hand with a sincere affection and dedicated patience, lay strewn about the floor in the chaotic aftermath that was of Irene raiding her closet on a crusade to find out where each and every penny of the small allowance her father gave her went.
She wasn't careful, and Sarah didn't expect she would be, but the sheer malice of which she had torn apart her dresses was truly heartbreaking. Ribbons, beads, buttons and lace; ripped from their stitched place, shredded, tossed, destroyed. Oh the dresses, the thought made the tears fall hot down her pale cheeks, the cheap, thin fabric Sarah took such gentle care of was torn ruthlessly as they were yanked from the hangers and thrown to the dirtied floor.
"Are you still throwing a fit in there?" A sharp rap at the door, and Sarah shoved her toy bear under her pillow and wiped her eyes as quickly as possible as the door to her room swung open. "I've met toddlers with more decency and self-respect than you."
"Do-" Sarah took a shaky breath, "Do you need something?" Irene's eyes glittered, and for the first time she let the crooked, poisonous smile befall her face. A snake, Sarah thought, would not be able to show such hatred in a smile as she does.
"Your father and I," She put a cruel emphasis on this, and Sarah felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end, "-We've decided it would be best for you to go out into the world. Leave the nest. Move out." She made a dramatic, rude gesture as if Sarah wouldn't understand what she meant.
"And besides," Irene took a step in and make it a point to take a sweeping look at the room, "Your father thinks this room will make a perfect hobby room for me. Isn't he the most generous husband?" A shrill laugh echoed coldly in her ears and it left a hard lump in her throat, and she sat in silence for a moment, shocked.
"When?"
"Tonight."
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